Cromwell's System of Government—Depended upon a constant Alliance between King and Parliament

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103

Henry himself felt this on certain Occasions—But least in the

Government of the Church||style="text-align:center;"|—||style="text-align:right;"|105

Condition of Parties at Henry's Death

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105

The Fall of the Howards—Left the Reactionary Party without Leaders

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107

Moderate Man helpless in Revolutionary Times

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108

Importance of Religious Questions throughout Europe—Lord

Hertford and Sir William Paget overcome the Reactionary Party—Identification of the Progressive Party with the Protestants||style="text-align:center;"|—||style="text-align:right;"|109

Reaction of the last Years of Henry's Reign had embittered both Parties

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110

Bishops take out Commissions—Issue of Edward VI.'s Injunctions and of the Book of Homilies—A Royal Visitation announced—Bonner and Gardiner sent to the Fleet

1547

111

Meeting of Parliament (November)—Revolutionary Measures—Repeal of the Act of Proclamations

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112

Convocation—Its Petitions—Issue of the first English Prayer Book—Its Significance

1549

114

Different Views of the Intentions of those who issued it

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116

Progress of Protestant Opinions—Authors of the two Prayer Books the same

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117

Question of Cranmer's Sincerity—Rapid Progress of Opinions during Revolutionary Times—Gardiner an Instance

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118

Change of Opinions not necessarily Knavery

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119

Rebellions in Yorkshire, Devonshire, and Norfolk—Misgovernment of the Council

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120

Fall of Somerset—The Protestant Faction still remains in power

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121 ​

Publication of the Ordinal—Bishop Heath sent to the Fleet—Bishopric of Westminster dissolved—Ridley made Bishop of London

1550

122

Hooper's Contention about the Vestments—Reasonableness of Bucer and Peter Martyr—Establishment of John a Lasco's Congregation in London —Publication of Ridley's Injunctions—Deprivation of Gardiner, Heath, and Day

1551

123

Robbery of the Bishop's Lands and continued Misgovernment of the Council—General Distress and Discontent—Change of Religion not the Principal Cause

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124

Execution of the Duke of Somerset—Preparation of the Forty-two Articles—Revision of the Prayer Book

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125

Dispute as to the Authority of the latter—Change of Doctrine in it

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126

The Homilies and the Reformatio legum ecclesiasticarum—Northumberland's Conspiracy to change the Succession

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127

Edward himself enters into it—Cranmer's Conduct in the matter

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128

Changes in the Position of the Church in Edward's Reign—In its relation to the State far less than in Henry's—Greater Independence of Parliament

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130

Great Changes in Ritual—Doctrinal Changes greater in Fact, but not in Principle, than under Henry

Parliament meets (November)—Reverses the Attainder of Cardinal Pole—Repeals the Anti-papal Legislation of Henry VIII.—Refuses to restore the Church Lands

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149

Reconciliation with the Church (Nov. 30)—Parliament refuses to exclude Elizabeth from the Succession, to Repeal the Praemunire, or the Mortmain Acts — Rejects a Regency Bill in Philip's favour, and is dissolved (January)—Mary's Success

1555

150

Its Limits—Unsatisfactory to herself

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151

She commences a Persecution

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152

Gardiner's, Bonner's, and Pole's Shares in it respectively

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153

Character of Pole

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154

Convocation in Mary's Reign—Its Doings

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155

Is overshadowed by Pole's Synod—Pole obtains a Warrant under the Great Seal to permit to assemble it

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156

Arbitrary Character of Mary's Proceedings—Remonstrances against them from unlikely quarters